The passing of the RNC guard: Michael Whatley and Lara Trump are elected
The Trump allies are now in charge:
Speaking to RNC members, Whatley vowed that the organization “will be focused like a laser on getting out the vote and protecting the ballot.”
“In less than eight months, we are going to determine the fate of not only the United States but of the entire world,” he said. “And this body, the RNC, is going to be the vanguard of a movement that will work tirelessly, every single day to elect our nominee Donald J. Trump as the 47th president of the United States, flip the Senate, expand our majority in the House of Representatives.”
Good. And that Hill article doesn’t miss a beat in the next paragraph [emphasis mine]:
Whatley, who has served as chair of the North Carolina GOP and RNC general counsel, is a Trump loyalist who has echoed the former president’s rhetoric about “election integrity” in the wake of the 2020 election, which Trump has falsely claimed was fraudulent and stolen.
As for Lara:
Lara Trump will serve as co-chair and will have a major focus on fundraising. The RNC has lagged far behind Democrats in bringing in cash over the past year, a setback heading into what will be a lengthy and bruising general election campaign.
Speaking to RNC committee members on Friday, Lara said the RNC had already received a check for $100,000 and pointed to the importance of fundraising and encouraging early voting, something that the GOP has at times struggled to rally around.
“We’ve got to play the game a little bit differently. We have to encourage people to do things like early voting,” she said.
Agreed.
MORE old news. Since GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell announced leaving that post later this year, the other Senator from KY says that thousands of folks have asked if he will run for this post himself?
This Xppression seems to say that he’s testing the waters
https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1766143380336079255
Whatley has been very successful in NC. The statewide party chose to focus on judicial races in the last cycle, and wins there have been very important. I hope he will be successful at the RNC. At least his focus is likely to be on winning.
}}} which Trump has falsely claimed was fraudulent and stolen.
Aka
which Trump has alleged was fraudulent and stolen.
“Falsely claimed” presumes the answer is unquestionably known, AND known to be such to Trump — something which just ain’t so.
Of course, these are the same “Bush lied, people died” liars, so… quelle suprise?
I seem to recall that Rence Prebus’s tenure was extremely great at fundraising.
They sound committed to winning, and further seem to understand what is required to achieve that goal. I am tempted to send them some money, something I would not do while Ronna was in charge. For reasons unknown Trump endorsed Ronna last year over Harmeet cementing his legacy of bad personnel decisions.
Kate, are there any updates worthy of mention on Mark Robinson’s prospects in his gubernatorial run?
Jaynie, while fund raising is certainly important for a political party, I would still like to see a 10 to 20 point “Contract with America” that we can get pledges in support from potential R candidates. We still need a decent way to separate the Repubs who “know what time it is” from those who are seeking a career as lucrative back benchers.